I need help with the yamaha dx100 breath count, how do i use it, and is it a sourt of vocoder.
currently i dont have the actual mouthpiece? it is possible to just plug in a microphone instead. the input is made for a headfone style of plus but atm i am using a converter for a normal mic port that can plug into the breath count port. BUT nothing is happening
is it becoz of the converter ?? because if i slightly pull it out u can hear the scrambling but it isent a controled scramble meaning its a spastic sound but i can control it with the microphone.
if any1 understands this please help out would be much apreciated.
YAMAHA DX 100 BREATH COUNT
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stunningposture stunningposture https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=81881
- KVRer
- 2 posts since 21 Sep, 2005
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35500 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Several of Yamaha's synths had inputs for a breath controller. The breath controller was an actual device that Yamaha sold; there were a couple of different models over time. Basically, I think you put it in your mouth and blew, and it converted the pressure into modulation info. You'd possibly find the controller on ebay, but a mic almost certainly wont work properly.
Its not a vocoder or any kind of sound source; its a modulation source, the same way expression pedals are. There's even a specific MIDI controller for it.
Here's an example of a later version:
http://www.soniccontrol.com/gearguide/m ... bc3a.shtml
Its not a vocoder or any kind of sound source; its a modulation source, the same way expression pedals are. There's even a specific MIDI controller for it.
Here's an example of a later version:
http://www.soniccontrol.com/gearguide/m ... bc3a.shtml
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stunningposture stunningposture https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=81881
- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 2 posts since 21 Sep, 2005
would the yamaha dx100 be able to equip a vocoder?
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35500 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
The DX100 does not have a vocoder, nor can it be fitted with one. It could, however, be used as the sound source for a separate (hardware or software) vocoder.
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- KVRian
- 769 posts since 2 Apr, 2005
Those FM synths sounded fantastic when controlled with a breath controller. Thing's like sax sounds, which are really cheesy when played from a keyboard, came to life when controlled by breath as well.
I'm guessing that it was just a simple air tube. Try blowing over the hole while playing a note and see if it works. If so, you could buy a piece of plastic hose and attach it with some silicon rubber sealant. Remember, it's a controller - like a pitch bend or mod wheel. It will only work if the patch is programmed to respond to breath - but I expect some of those DX100 factory patches will - especially anything obviously brass or woodwind.
This is a sadly missed controller. Wouldn't a USB breath controller be awesome ... quick, somebody make themselves rich with this idea!
I'm guessing that it was just a simple air tube. Try blowing over the hole while playing a note and see if it works. If so, you could buy a piece of plastic hose and attach it with some silicon rubber sealant. Remember, it's a controller - like a pitch bend or mod wheel. It will only work if the patch is programmed to respond to breath - but I expect some of those DX100 factory patches will - especially anything obviously brass or woodwind.
This is a sadly missed controller. Wouldn't a USB breath controller be awesome ... quick, somebody make themselves rich with this idea!
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- KVRAF
- 8712 posts since 24 May, 2002 from Tutukaka, New Zealand
Yeah...I'm sure I remember seeing old keyboardists using home-made tubing for the breath controller, although I couldn't actually swear to it. I think the valve that senses air pressure is actually inside the DX rather than in the breath controller....but I could be completely wrong, and you'll just fill your DX up with spit if you rig up your own tube 